Objectives and Activities to be performed by the Institution Throughout 2024, IFLA will focus on meeting its object of supporting activities under its overall goal of furthering the interests of (associations of) libraries and information services, of librarians and the communities that they serve, around the world. These activities, which… Read More
A dynamic Professional Unit has the greatest impact on IFLA’s global work – engaging members, developing strong leadership and identity, delivering high-quality services with measurable impact, and communicating activities within IFLA and beyond. The Professional Council launched the Dynamic Unit and Impact Awards to recognise the Professional Units who have excelled in putting Dynamic Unit goals into practice. Three IFLA Professional Units were awarded this year. Read More
IFLA MLAS activities are aligned with efforts by the United Nations: the High Level Political Forum 2024 and the Summit of the Future 2024. Here is a one-pager document to show this alignment. It is a living document that will be updated as MLAS continues work throughout the year. This document can be used to by library associations and libraries to build their own advocacy one-pager. Read More
Last week the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event took place in Geneva from the 27 to the 31 of May. This event marked a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases — Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. Twenty years ago WSIS was the space that set an initial framework for global digital cooperation with a vision to build people-centric, inclusive, and development-oriented information and knowledge societies. Just as in the the past, IFLA attended this event to continue its ongoing involvement in this process since its foundation at the 2003 Geneva Summit; and engaged in diverse multistakeholder discussions to highlight the crucial role that libraries play as key actors of the information society. Read More
Media release of the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award Winners 2024. Sponsored by PressReader, the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award is presented by the IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. The Award recognizes the best library marketing projects from 2023, aims to encourage marketing in libraries and provides an opportunity for libraries to share marketing experience and expertise globally. Read More
Following the recent publication of a series of key IFLA standards by the IFLA Chinese Language Centre, we're happy to share a conversation between the coordinator of the Centre and Victoria Owen, Chair of the IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards, to understand more about the impact of the translation of IFLA materials. Read More
You are invited to contribute to the IFLA Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group (WILSIG) Newsletter. Read More
The next IFLAPARL Newsletter issue is at works! You are invited to contribute to this issue by: Sharing news and activities from your parliamentary library/research service or regional networks, Sharing feedback and impressions from relevant events (webinars, in person meetings, conferences etc.), Sharing information on new/running research projects on the… Read More
The recording is available below via YouTube and the slides/resources are available on SlideShare. 20 February 2024 Speaker: Matej Nikšič, MA, PhD Public buildings play several significant roles in a city. Primarily, they host activities and programs that serve citizens daily, fulfilling their needs and… Read More
The Professional Council is calling for three members at large to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee for a term of four years (renewable once) from 2024-2028. Read More